Meet the Hosts
Angela Giampolo
Your Gay Lawyer
Angela D. Giampolo, or Your Gay Lawyer, is a Pennsylvania & New Jersey attorney, entrepreneur, and dedicated community leader.
Angela has spent the last two decades championing LGBTQ legal causes and philanthropic endeavors in both her career and her free time. In addition to the law firm she started over ten years ago to service the LGBTQ community in PA and NJ, Angela is the founder of Caravan of Hope, a traveling pro bono law firm that provides free legal services to LGBTQ people in underserviced communities around the country.
She is also leading the expansion of StartOUT, an organization that empowers LGBTQ entrepreneurs, into Philadelphia.
Angela’s tireless efforts have garnered awards and honors, like the PA Society Diversity Award and the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award. She is on the board of many local, statewide, and national non-profit organizations, including the Victory Fund and Liberty City Democratic Club. Angela also serves as President of the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP).
Apart from practice LGBTQ law and her community causes, Angela is an avid senior Chihuahua rescuer, traveler, real estate and cryptocurrency investor and writer.
Niko
Chief Bark Officer
An activist, a humanitarian, and an icon with too many accolades to list.
Niko prefers to growl when he greets you. It’s not that he’s unfriendly; he was raised on the streets of Philly, so he’s got some grit. But don’t let his sharp teeth fool you. Niko has a big heart. Most days he finds himself helping Angela in the office and escorting her on work trips. Niko is just as passionate as Angela is about supporting LGBTQ causes… he just prefers to do it from the comfort of a velvet-lined papoose hanging from Angela’s shoulder.
When he is not devoting his time to philanthropic causes, Niko spends most of his time catching up on episodes of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, eating freshly cooked chicken out of Angela’s hand, and biting strangers who don’t respect his personal space.
